Philibert: Surname History and Family Crest

Philibert is a surname that official counts record clearly.

Philibert coat of arms

There is no single Philibert family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Philibert line, if any, bore arms.

Where the name comes from

We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Philibert, the family's own records come first.

In the 2010 US Census, 548 Americans gave Philibert as their last name (rank 40,016). It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country. French birth records list 4,970 children named Philibert between 1891 and 2000. Births ran at 294 in 1891–1900 and 410 in 1991–2000. Want more than a summary? See the Philibert family name pack.